Advances in Medical Education and Practice (Nov 2023)

Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Knowledge About Management of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients in Peruvian Dental Students: A Logistic Regression Analysis

  • Luyo-Peñafiel BR,
  • Briceño-Vergel G,
  • Ladera-Castañeda MI,
  • Córdova-Limaylla N,
  • Huamaní-Echaccaya JL,
  • Romero-Velásquez L,
  • Hernández-Huamaní E,
  • Castro-Rojas M,
  • Cervantes-Ganoza L,
  • Cayo-Rojas C

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 14
pp. 1287 – 1298

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Brigith R Luyo-Peñafiel,1 Gissela Briceño-Vergel,1 Marysela Irene Ladera-Castañeda,2 Nancy Córdova-Limaylla,1 Jose Luis Huamaní-Echaccaya,1 Leysi Romero-Velásquez,1 Emily Hernández-Huamaní,1 Miriam Castro-Rojas,2 Luis Cervantes-Ganoza,3 César Cayo-Rojas1 1School of Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Ica, Peru; 2Faculty of Dentistry and Postgraduate School, Research Team “salud Pública – Salud Integral”, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima, Peru; 3Faculty of Stomatology, Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Lima, PeruCorrespondence: César Cayo-Rojas, School of Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Carretera Panamericana Sur Km. 300, La Angostura, Subtanjalla, Ica, Peru, Email [email protected]: Cleft lip and palate are relatively frequent craniofacial alterations caused by the lack of union of the frontonasal processes with the maxillary processes during the first weeks of intrauterine life. This study evaluated the sociodemographic factors associated with the level of knowledge about management of cleft lip and palate (CLP) patients in Peruvian dental students.Methods: This analytical, observational, cross-sectional and prospective study evaluated 191 dental students belonging to two branches of a private Peruvian university (one branch in the capital city and the other in a province), from September to November 2022. A validated questionnaire of 14 closed multiple-choice questions was used. A logit model was used to evaluate the influence of the variables: sex, age, academic year of study, marital status, relationship with CLP persons, place of origin and area of residence, on the level of knowledge of the students considering a significance level of p 0.05).Conclusion: Most of the students showed a poor level of knowledge about the dental management of patients with cleft lip and palate, a risk factor being that the students live in an urban area. It is recommended that educational authorities include selected topics on CLP in subjects related to infant, child and adolescent care.Keywords: cleft lip, cleft palate, associated factors, dentistry, level of knowledge, Peru

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